House Of Stratus: 587 books

The Toff (the ‘Honourable Richard Rawlinson’) is faced with a complex mystery seemingly centred on a gang in the East End of London. Why on earth would someone steal the hair from three lovely heads? Yet this is one of the most difficult cases ‘The Toff’ has been presented with. One clue after...

Nine suburban housewives are found murdered in their homes, and all have been raped. The evidence points to one Cedric Fadiman. Gideon is called upon to investigate and is depressed not only by the sickening nature of the crimes, but also the unintended interference with his first ever visit to New...

Commander George Gideon, Scotland Yard's finest detective, is faced with a battle over economies as well as fighting a serious crime wave. In London there are ruthless big-time thugs to be combatted; thieves to be caught; and petty crooks trying to punch above their weight. At the same time an obsessed...

John Mannering (aka ‘The Baron’) pulled his scarf up so as to hide his face. A casual observer from a window above would probably not even notice him. The finest jewel thief in London was utilising all of his skills to nail a crooked Solicitor. Mannering’s friend could be ruined by documents...

John Mannering (aka ‘The Baron’) makes his first appearance in this volume. Lord Fauntley cannot help showing off both his daughter and the security under which his precious jewels are kept. Mannering finds himself attracted to both .... Money is tight and so he plans a burglary, but this fails...

The National Gallery houses priceless art treasures belonging to the nation and has high security. But Velazquez's painting "The Prince" is nevertheless stolen. Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard knows of only a few thieves at large artful enough to pull off such a heist. However,...

Commander George Gideon of Scotland Yard is working on an intriguing case involving a mysterious man who is known to photograph young girls in the nude and the girls then vanish. He is also attempting to deal with serious internal problems at the Yard when yet another case comes in. There have been...

Extortion is the name of the game and the method is to murder anyone who might get in the way. ‘The Dreem’ factory and much else is at stake. Inspector West has to unravel it all at gun point, but not without difficulty and surprise . .

Paul Laking is dead and the police suspect suicide. Yet Sir John Laking, a highly respected local landowner and magistrate, is missing along with his daughter, and the telephone wires have been cut. And what is this to do with the ‘Mensak Incident’ in which a village has been subjected to bombardment,...

West has been lured into a horrific scenario. He found his face covered with scratches, his blood-stained clothes not his own, and an axe with his fingerprints all over it beside a dead young girl. The police had been called and Chief Inspector Roger West of Scotland Yard looked to be framed for murder....

A beautiful girl is found dead with her face slashed and an old man suffers a similar fate. These similar crimes bring together Roger West, Scotland Yard’s finest detective, and Lieutenant Goodison of New York's Homicide Branch, in a race to find the killer and deal with the twists and turns along the way.

The worst floods the world has ever known besiege all land masses. Some, such as Great Britain, are on the point of extinction. Dr. Palfrey has to find a solution, but before he does he needs to find the cause .... If he can, will a solution present itself, and can Palfrey triumph on behalf of mankind?

Fay Gretton had worked for James Draycott in his estate management company for only a short time. Then, one day, Draycott didn’t turn up and enquiries lead Fay to the conclusion he had completely disappeared. She consulted The Honourable Richard Rollison (aka ‘ The Toff’), London’s legendary...

The Honourable Richard Rawlinson (aka ‘The Toff’) is in Nice. He is in the Riviera for seemingly the most innocent of reasons – engaging girls for M. Rambeau’s new Cabaret at the Baccarat. An attempt on his life, however, brings to the fore the real reason for his presence – to track down...